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Individual CSE PDF guides
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Free CSE PDF Guides
Free CSE cheat sheet PDFs for respiratory therapy students
Download high-yield CSE PDF guides for respiratory therapy exam prep, including information gathering, decision making, emergency patterns, disease recognition, pediatrics, ABGs, and normal values.
These PDFs help you recognize the patterns. Exhale Academy helps you practice the decisions with realistic CSE clinical simulations, TMC practice questions, flashcards, and full board-prep tools.
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What Is Inside
Organized CSE PDF review topics
Bundle Download
2 PDFs
CSE Strategy
5 PDFs
Disease Recognition
4 PDFs
Ventilation Decisions
1 PDF
Emergency Patterns
4 PDFs
Neuro and Systemic Conditions
1 PDF
Pediatrics and Neonatal
2 PDFs
Diagnostics
3 PDFs
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CSE Cheat Sheet Bundle 1-20
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CSE Cheat Sheet Bundle 21-35
Download the second bundle of Exhale Academy CSE PDF guides in one file.
Individual Guides
Pick one topic and review fast
CSE Strategy
CSE Structure
Understand how the clinical simulation exam is organized before you start practicing.
CSE Strategy
Information Gathering
Review what to collect, what to avoid, and how to think through CSE data gathering.
CSE Strategy
Decision Making
Practice the mindset behind choosing safe, timely, board-style clinical decisions.
CSE Strategy
Emergency Algorithm
A fast review of urgent CSE patterns, escalation timing, and safety-first priorities.
CSE Strategy
Scoring Rules
Review how CSE scoring logic rewards appropriate choices and penalizes unsafe decisions.
Disease Recognition
COPD Conservative Management
Recognize stable COPD clues and conservative management decisions.
Disease Recognition
Emphysema vs Chronic Bronchitis
Separate the two classic COPD patterns quickly for exam-style questions.
Disease Recognition
Asthma
Review reversible bronchoconstriction, triggers, diagnostics, and intervention clues.
Disease Recognition
COPD Critical Care
Review severe COPD, ventilatory failure, BiPAP decisions, and escalation clues.
Ventilation Decisions
BiPAP vs Intubation
Learn when noninvasive support fits and when the safer answer is intubation.
Emergency Patterns
Pneumothorax vs Hemothorax
Compare two high-yield chest trauma patterns and the urgent findings that separate them.
Emergency Patterns
Burns and Smoke Inhalation
Review airway risk, carbon monoxide clues, and early respiratory priorities after burns.
Emergency Patterns
ARDS
Review refractory hypoxemia, poor compliance, PEEP, prone positioning, and lung-protective ventilation.
Neuro and Systemic Conditions
Myasthenia Gravis vs Guillain-Barre
Compare neuromuscular respiratory failure patterns and ventilatory monitoring clues.
Emergency Patterns
CHF and Pulmonary Edema
Review cardiogenic pulmonary edema clues, oxygenation support, CPAP/BiPAP, and fluid-related findings.
Pediatrics and Neonatal
Croup vs Epiglottitis
Separate pediatric upper-airway patterns and know when airway manipulation becomes dangerous.
Pediatrics and Neonatal
Neonatal Delivery
Review delivery-room priorities, neonatal assessment, oxygen, ventilation, and escalation steps.
Diagnostics
ABG Patterns
Use pH, PaCO2, HCO3, and oxygenation clues to identify acid-base patterns fast.
Diagnostics
What Test Should I Pick?
Review high-yield diagnostic choices and when each test makes sense in a CSE case.
Diagnostics
Normal Values
Keep common RT numbers close: ABGs, vitals, oxygenation, labs, hemodynamics, and vent basics.
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Exhale Academy gives respiratory therapy students TMC prep, TMC practice questions, CSE exam prep, realistic CSE clinical simulations, and high-yield flashcards built for board review.